diff --git a/simgear/compiler.h b/simgear/compiler.h
index ebaa7eb4..43e1c07d 100644
--- a/simgear/compiler.h
+++ b/simgear/compiler.h
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@
 #  define bcopy(from, to, n) memcpy(to, from, n)
 
 #  if _MSC_VER >= 1200 // msvc++ 6.0 up to MSVC2013
+#    if _MSC_VER < 1900
+#      define snprintf _snprintf
+#    endif
 #    if _MSC_VER < 1800
 #      define isnan _isnan
-#      define snprintf _snprintf
 #    endif
 #    if _MSC_VER < 1500
 #      define vsnprintf _vsnprintf